Tuning structural and mechanical properties of two-dimensional molecular crystals: The roles of carbon side chains

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1229-1234

  Cun, Huanyao ^a   Wang, Yeliang ^a   Du, Shixuan ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Lizhi ^a   Yang, Bing ^a   He, Xiaobo ^a   Wang, Yue ^b   Zhu, Xueyan ^c   Yuan, Quanzi ^c   Zhao, Ya Pu ^c   Ouyang, Min ^d   Hofer, Werner A ^e   Pennycook, Stephen J ^f   Gao, Hong Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b Jilin University   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

elastic properties; molecular side chain; scanning tunneling microscopy; self assembly; Two dimensional molecular crystal

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MODEL MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR CONFIGURATIONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS DEVICE; MOLECULAR FILMS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; QUINACRIDONE; SIDE CHAIN LENGTHS; SIDE-CHAINS; STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; MOLECULES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CARBON; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; NANOMATERIAL; QUINACRIDONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MACROMOLECULE; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84858229553     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl203591t     Document Type: Article

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